Love is the essence of all religion, mysticism,
and philosophy.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed
and unmoved by its ever-rising waves.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The water that washes the heart is the continual running
of the love-streamHazrat Inayat Khan

To treat every human being as a shrine of God is to fulfill
all religion.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Sincerity is the jewel that forms in the shell of the heart.Hazrat Inayat Khan

I have seen all souls as my soul, and realized my soul as
the soul of All.Hazrat Inayat Khan

As the rose blooms amidst thorns, so great souls shine out
through all opposition.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than
jewels.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Everything in life is speaking, is audible, is communicating,
in spite of its apparent silence.Hazrat Inayat Khan

You are love. You come from love. You are made by love.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Verily he is victorious who has conquered himself.Hazrat Inayat Khan

A person however learned and qualified in his life's work
in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character
which makes personality fragrant.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The sage said, "The best thing is not to hate anyone,
only to love. That is the only way out of it. As soon as you
have forgiven those whom you hate, you have gotten rid of
them. Then you have no reason to hate them; you just forget."Hazrat Inayat Khan

Life itself becomes a scripture to the kindled soul.Hazrat Inayat Khan

My life is running towards Thee, O divine Ocean, as the river
flows to the sea.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Even to utter the name of God is a blessing that can fill
the soul with light, joy, and happiness as nothing else can
do.Hazrat Inayat Khan

To learn wisdom at every step on the path of life is the
only work of the Sufi.Hazrat Inayat Khan

When a soul arrives at its full bloom, it begins to show
the color and spread the fragrance of the divine Spirit of
God.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The wise see in every form the divine form; in every heart
they see the divine light shining.Hazrat Inayat Khan

All names and forms are the garbs and covers under which
the one life is hidden.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Love is the Divine Mother's arms, and when those arms are
outspread, every soul falls into them.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The heart of the Holy One is the gate of God's shrine.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Every soul has its own way in life; if you wish to follow
another's way, you must borrow his eyes to see it.Hazrat Inayat Khan

He who with sincerity seeks his real purpose in life, is
himself sought by that purpose.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The universe is like a dome; it vibrates to that which you
say in it, and answers the same back to you. Hazrat Inayat Khan

We are always searching for God afar off, when all the while
He is nearer to us than our own soul. Hazrat Inayat Khan

The soul of all is one soul, and the truth is one truth under
whatever religion it is hidden.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Death is a tax the soul has to pay for having had a name
and a form.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Death takes away the weariness of life, and the soul begins
life anew.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Death opens a door between life here and hereafter.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Death is a silent voyage to the port of eternity.Hazrat Inayat Khan

A king is ever a king, be he crowned with a jeweled crown
or clad in beggar's garb.Hazrat Inayat Khan

To treat every human being as a shrine of God is to fulfill
all religion.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The wise man should keep the balance between love and power;
he should keep the love in his nature ever increasing and expanding,
and at the same time strengthen the will so that the heart may
not easily be broken.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Failure comes when will surrenders to reason.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Success comes when reason, the store of experience, surrenders
to will.Hazrat Inayat Khan

There is an answer to every call; those who call on God, to
them God comes.Hazrat Inayat Khan

He who thinks against his own desire is his own enemy.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The brain speaks through words; the heart in the glance of the
eyes; and the soul through a radiance that charges the atmosphere,
magnetizing all.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you
store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer.Hazrat Inayat Khan

No-one has seen God and lived. To see God we must be non-existent.Hazrat Inayat Khan

There is an answer to every call; those who call on God, to
them God comes.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Blowing wind, carry my message, I pray, to the dwelling place
of the divine Beloved.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The heart is not living until it has experienced pain.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Love manifests towards those whom we like as love; towards all
those whom we do not like as forgiveness.Hazrat Inayat Khan

He who arrives at the state of indifference without experiencing
interest in life is incomplete and apt to be tempted by interest
at any moment;but he who arrives at the state of indifference
by going through interest really attains the blessed state.Hazrat Inayat Khan

He who expects to change the world will be disappointed; he
must change his view. When this is done, then tolerance will
come, forgiveness will come, and there will be nothing he cannot
bear.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Do not fear God, but consciously regard His Pleasure and Displeasure.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Every man's pursuit is according to his evolution.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The great teachers of humanity become streams of Love.Hazrat Inayat Khan

He who with sincerity seeks his real purpose in life, is himself
sought by that purpose.Hazrat Inayat Khan

The pain of love is the dynamite that breaks up the heart, even
if it be as hard as rock.Hazrat Inayat Khan

There is One Teacher, God Himself; we are all His pupils.Hazrat Inayat Khan

We can never sufficiently humble our limited self before limitless
perfection.Hazrat Inayat Khan

Hazrat Inayat Khan: Sufi teacher
from India who founded the "Sufi Order in the West" (now
called the Suri Order International). His message of divine unity
focused on the themes of love, harmony and beauty. He was born in
Baroda, India, on July 5, 1882, and died on February 5, 1927.